Butler presenting talk on Mary Harris

COSHOCTON - “The Three Worlds of Mary Harris, The White Woman of the Ohio Frontier” will be presented at 7 p.m. May 12 at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, 300 N. Whitewoman St.

Dr. Scott E. Butler will present new findings on the life of Harris from the Massachusetts Colonial archives. Harris lived in Deerfield, Massachusetts, Kahnawake, Quebec, and the Three Rivers region of Ohio. Butler will go over her early life in Massachusetts, her time as an adopted Mohawk Indian, her known sons and their careers, evidence of her kindness and care for English prisoners and more.

Butler’s new 118 page book on Harris will be available for purchase with proceeds going to the museum. He will also announce the 2016 Mary Harris Prizes for non-fiction writing connected to the Ohio frontier.

Program admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and Friends of the Museum. For information, call the museum at 740-622-8710.